Issues with spots on text printed banner

[Jthompson Designs]

Hello everyone, I have run into an issue that I have never seen before and have no clue what is causing it, it started out of the blue today when printing a banner with just text. Any suggestion on what may be creating this? I have a Mutoh 1304; the head was changed last year.

 

[SignMeUpGraphics]

Looks like it's in the design file... raster image rather than vector.
The pixels are printed distinctly, so I can't imagine it's much else (or a very poor RIP/resolution setting).

 

[Jthompson Designs]

Looks like it's in the design file... raster image rather than vector.
The pixels are printed distinctly, so I can't imagine it's much else (or a very poor RIP/resolution setting).

I have done quite a few and have always sent them the same way without issues, I will have to see if something changed. Thanks

 

[Emd2kick]

Def looks like that’s an art/rip issue, not a printer issue...

 

[Joe House]

I can see the edge of the red is pixelated, but I think the OP is referring to the drops of ink beyond the print area.
My guess would be fibers caught on the print head are doing this. Check the bottom of the head very closely using a good flashlight.
You probably picked up some scrim fibers or stray hairs which wick away ink them drip.
Good luck

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[Bly]

I'd zoom in on the art. They look like pixels.

 

[Jthompson Designs]

Well I redesigned the banner in Affinity Designer, and it all went away, the odd thing I used the same profile to print and got much nicer red. Could have just been a fluke when it went through the RIP phase before, hard to tell. Either way, it's gone, and I'm happy I got a way nicer red. I did check the print head as well, nothing wrong there and no fabric hairs anywhere. Thanks for the quick responses.

 

[Jthompson Designs]

I'd zoom in on the art. They look like pixels.

I did zoom into the original art 5000% and there was nothing there.

 

[Jthompson Designs]

Def looks like that’s an art/rip issue, not a printer issue...

I think it may have been a RIP issue. Thanks

 

[Front Signs]

Hello everyone, I have run into an issue that I have never seen before and have no clue what is causing it, it started out of the blue today when printing a banner with just text. Any suggestion on what may be creating this? I have a Mutoh 1304; the head was changed last year.

Yeah probably there's an issue with the head of the printer, just clean it and maybe it'll fix the problem.

 

[eahicks]

Yeah probably there's an issue with the head of the printer, just clean it and maybe it'll fix the problem.

That is definitely not overspray or inking issue; those are pixels, probably a low res .JPG with lots of artifacts.